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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-14.59%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$42.2B
AUM Growth
-$11.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow %
-7.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.89%
2 Healthcare 14.55%
3 Financials 10.41%
4 Communication Services 10.07%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
UNIT
1251
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.63B
$2.97M 0.01%
190,669
+54,961
+40% +$1.03M
JBTM
1252
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.14B
$2.96M 0.01%
41,279
+38,770
+1,545% +$3.44M
ROCC
1253
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
$2.95M 0.01%
+54,541
New +$3.55M
GHY
1254
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
$478M
$2.94M 0.01%
227,881
-21,272
-9% -$284K
APTI
1255
DELISTED
Apptio, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APTI
$2.94M 0.01%
+77,412
New +$2.62M
TRMK icon
1256
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.73B
$2.93M 0.01%
102,922
-31,392
-23% -$973K
VSM
1257
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$2.92M 0.01%
105,529
-155,608
-60% -$4.92M
CRS icon
1258
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$2.92M 0.01%
82,045
-1,590
-2% -$71.7K
KAI icon
1259
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$2.92M 0.01%
35,863
+1,953
+6% +$183K
ERII icon
1260
Energy Recovery
ERII
$434M
$2.91M 0.01%
432,717
-26,341
-6% -$207K
STBA icon
1261
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
$2.91M 0.01%
76,881
-20,279
-21% -$817K
STZ icon
1262
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$2.9M 0.01%
18,037
+1,825
+11% +$363K
EPAY
1263
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$2.9M 0.01%
60,447
-40,089
-40% -$2.32M
PUMP icon
1264
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$1.45B
$2.88M 0.01%
233,963
+83,256
+55% +$1.37M
AXON
1265
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$40.5B
$2.88M 0.01%
65,816
-20,991
-24% -$1.09M
ST icon
1266
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.65B
$2.88M 0.01%
64,170
-170,554
-73% -$7.72M
TFCF
1267
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$2.88M 0.01%
60,166
-22,846
-28% -$1.08M
GDV icon
1268
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$2.87M 0.01%
156,926
-12,180
-7% -$252K
INGN icon
1269
Inogen
INGN
$167M
$2.87M 0.01%
23,083
-6,365
-22% -$1.05M
BRC icon
1270
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
$2.86M 0.01%
65,800
+20,982
+47% +$874K
LBTYK icon
1271
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.27B
$2.85M 0.01%
137,933
+8,042
+6% +$192K
ICFI icon
1272
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$2.84M 0.01%
43,889
+20,402
+87% +$1.43M
CCI icon
1273
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$2.84M 0.01%
26,134
+22,235
+570% +$2.44M
QTWO icon
1274
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.42B
$2.84M 0.01%
57,280
-59,506
-51% -$3.04M
LBTYA icon
1275
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$2.84M 0.01%
132,917
+6,991
+6% +$171K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,571 positions worth $42.2B, down 21% from $53.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $3.23B in Q4 2018, closing 179 positions and reducing 1,316 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $703M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund worth $516M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2018 buy was First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund: 7,493,230 shares worth $516M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to NXP Semiconductors in Q4 2018, an estimated $69.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Twitter, Inc., cutting an estimated $99.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $703M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $42.2B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 151 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $42.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 7 Feb 2019.